August PlayStation 4 Games Round Up

Wow, what a busy month August has been for games released on PlayStation 4. This year has been nothing short of phenomenal with huge releases throughout the year for Sony’s machine, including some corkers like Nioh and Horizon: Zero Dawn.

As we slip into the second part of the year leading up to Christmas, a number of games that get released can become overwhelming.

Never fear Gaming Dog is here

I’ve put together this nice little list of each game released this month along with their review scores to help you prioritise which games you need to buy.

Absolver

An interesting martial arts action RPG.

MMOs.com: 3.8/5

Agents of Mayhem

Saint’s Rows developers new IP Agents of Mayhem.

IGN: 7.1/10TrustedReviews: 5/10Metacritic: 67%

Cities: Skylines

The city building simulation finally arrives on PS4.

IGN: 8.5/10PC Gamer: 86%Metacritic: 85%

Everybody’s Golf

A PlayStation console would not be complete without an Everybody’s Golf game.

Trusted Reviews: 7/10Eurogamer: RecommendedMetacritic: 78%

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Team Ninjas short adventure begins here.

IGN: 9/10TrustedReviews: 9/10Metacritic: 83%

LawBreakers

A gravity-defying multiplayer first-person shooter.

IGN: 7.9/10TrustedReviews: 8/10Metacritic: 77%

Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Sequel to the much respected episodic game Life is Strange.

IGN: 7.5/10Polygon: 8/10TrustedReviews: 6/10

MatterFall

Another belter for Housemarque.

IGN: 7/10TrustedReviews: 7/10Metacritic: 74%

Nidhogg 2

Hillarious fast-paced stabby action.

IGN: 8/10TrustedReviews: 8/10Metacritic: 72%

Patapon Remastered

Classic PSP gaming on your PlayStation 4.

Destructoid: 8/10PSU.com: 6.5/10Metacritic: 72%

Pillars of Eternity

IGN: 9/10Gamespot: 8/10Metacritic: 89%

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun

IGN: 8.2/10Metacritic: 85%

Sonic Mania

Back to the old-school with this little gem.

IGN: 8.7TrustedReviews: 8/10Metacritic: 88%

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Naughty Dogs spin-off Uncharted game.

IGN: 7.5/10TrustedReviews: 10/10Metacritic: 86%

Undertale

IGN: 10/10Common Sense Media: 4/5Metacritic: 92%

Warriors All-Stars

Steam: 9/10Metacritic: 70%

Windjammers

Hard core Gamer: 4/10

Yakuza: Kiwami

Yet another Yakuza that is very welcome after the highly rated Yakuza 0.